The 2018 Sorghum Festival Parade will be held Saturday October 13th 2018 at 11:00 AM.

Theme to be Announced...

NO APPLICATION IS NEEDED TO ENTER PARADE!!!

we will be giving cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place float winners. This is a great way for Non-profit organizations, local charities and churches to raise funds. business and personal floats are welcome to participate and will be given the choice of what local charity or organization they would like to donate prize money to, should they be chosen as a winner. (We will no longer be doing categories such as civic, church and commercial.
Prize money is for parade floats only.
floats will be judged on their creativity, amount of work involved, and how well it represents the parade theme.
prizes are as follows:
1st place float winner - $300
2nd place float winner - $200
3rd place float winner - $100
meeting place for the parade is still at the "old middle school gym", 218 School St, Blairsville, GA. floats must be registered at entry of the ball field and complete by 9:30 AM. Judging will begin at 10:00 am. we appreciate your continued support of the Blairsville sorghum festival. please help us get the word out in the community about the chance to win prize money for local organizations, churches and charities. this is one way we are able to help the community and at the same time have a great parade for all those dedicated to the tradition of coming out to enjoy the Blairsville sorghum festival parade.

We look forward to seeing you there!!!
PLEASE NOTE PARADE ROUTE!!!

IN THE BLAIRSVILLE - UNION COUNTY AREA OF NORTH GEORGIA, THE BLAIRSVILLE SORGHUM FESTIVAL HAS BEEN A PART OF BLAIRSVILLE'S HERITAGE FOR MORE THAN 49 YEARS. WHILE SMALL IN NUMBER, THEY ACCOMPLISHED BY FAR THE LARGEST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE EVENT OF THE YEAR IN UNION COUNTY. THE BLAIRSVILLE SORGHUM FESTIVAL CLUB REQUESTS AND GETS HELP FROM HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS, FIRMS AND ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL THE SUCCESS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN. THE BLAIRSVILLE SORGHUM FESTIVAL CLUB THANKS ALL THOSE THAT HELP PRODUCE THE FESTIVAL, BUT MOST OF ALL THEY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE.